Sadikhanr Diar Sadikhan’s Dear | |
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Village | |
  Sadikhanr Diar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sadikhanr Diar Sadikhanr Diar (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°07′58″N88°39′03″E / 24.1328°N 88.6507°E /24.1328; 88.6507 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,531 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742303 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalangi |
| Website | murshidabad |
Sadikhanr Diar is a village in theJalangiCD block in theDomkal subdivision ofMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Sadikhanr Diar is located at24°07′58″N88°39′03″E / 24.1328°N 88.6507°E /24.1328; 88.6507.
Villages at Sadikhanderahgram panchayat are: Arazi Sadipur, Bara Bil Raghunathpur, Bilaspur Nachharerpara, Damas Bil, Harishankarpur, Paranpur, Paschim, Mehedipara, Sahebrampur, Raghunathpur, Sadikhar Diar and Sadipur.[1]
While theLalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,Rarh and Bagri, theDomkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, theGanges/Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causingsevere erosion, mostly along the southern bank.[2][3][4][5] The city ofMurshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, whenMurshid Quli Khan becameSubahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital ofSubah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).[6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 Census of India, Sadikhanr Diar had a total population of 4,531, of which 2,284 (50%) were males and 2,247 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 521. The total number of literate persons in Sadikhanr Diar was 2,922 (72.87% of the population over 6 years).[8]
State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Sadikhanr Diar. This section is locally popular asBerhampore-Jalangi Road.[9][10]
Murshidabad Minority B.Ed College situated at Sadikhanr Diar. It is affiliated to theUniversity of Kalyani, offers a course in B Ed.[11]
Sadikhanr Diar Rural Hospital at Sadikhanr Diar functions with 30 beds.[12]
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